Ban v WI, T20 WC, Johannesburg, 13th September

Smith is a moron and should be punched in the face. I'm still not sure how he's in the team.

Dwayne Smith, that is. But this Devon Smith isn't much better.

Dwayne Bravo.

Cool name. Cool dude.

Henry Nolonga wrote:Smith is a moron and should be punched in the face. I'm still not sure how he's in the team.

No that's Greame Smith.

Or is it Dwayne Smith...

Gary 111 wrote:

Henry Nolonga wrote:Smith is a moron and should be punched in the face. I'm still not sure how he's in the team.

No that's Greame Smith.

Or is it Dwayne Smith...

Yeah i mixed them but i think my comment is valid for all Smiths.

Watching Gayle's dismissal i'm still not quite sure how he managed to get out.

He stood tall in the crease and his weight was back and he was hitting down over the ball. Not too much wrong technically. It should have gone down into the ground well before it reached the fielder. Unless he got a top edge but then you wouldn't have expected it to have gone so fast all that way to backward point.

Gary 111 wrote:Watching Gayle's dismissal i'm still not quite sure how he managed to get out.

He stood tall in the crease and his weight was back and he was hitting down over the ball. Not too much wrong technically. It should have gone down into the ground well before it reached the fielder. Unless he got a top edge but then you wouldn't have expected it to have gone so fast all that way to backward point.

I think the ball kind of skewed off the face as the bat wasn't angled down sufficiently.

I haven't seen a replay since it happened so my memory may be wrong.

Devon Smith GGAAAAAAAAAWWWWNNNNN!!!!!!!

Bowled by a quicker one.

WI in deep scheisser here.

Smith has cocked up both Windies innings so far in this.

He's got to 20+ on both instances without ever trying to attack, leaving the pressure on his fellow batsman.

51 off 52 balls isn't good enough. He should have accelareted at 30 IMO.

Maybe Ronny Sarwan should be opening?

Can work the singles and play the big shots better.

Samuels has had enough of this carp......6-4-6-4....and GAGGAAAAAAAAWWWWWWNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!

doctorspin wrote:Samuels has had enough of this carp......6-4-6-4....and GAGGAAAAAAAAWWWWWWNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!

Won in straight sets?

Cricinfo describing that over as a 'run orgy'.

Everyone else has had to go absolutely crazy due to Smiths poor innings.

Still its been difficult to bat on this pitch with the ball not coming onto the bat and turning a lot, so 160 + should be enough if WIndies bowl at all sensibly (big if I know).

Henry Nolonga wrote:Cricinfo describing that over as a 'run orgy'.

They've obviously never been in a real orgy . . . 6-9 6-9 and gawwwwnnnn . . . all over the comforter . . .

Dwayne Smith must be on the 1 in 20 matches when he actually fires

6-6-6-4

Dwayne Smith going ballistic,

hoping not to be punched in the face by Mr Nolonga no doubt.

doctorspin wrote:Dwayne Smith must be on the 1 in 20 matches when he actually fires

6-6-6-4

or the fact that Ashraful is bowling must help.

Gary 111 wrote:Dwayne Smith going ballistic,

hoping not to be punched in the face by Mr Nolonga no doubt.

incentives always help.

There's serious turn in the wicket.

Lots of stumpings off turning balls here.

Crazy end to the innings.

164-8 then... maybe enough

164-8, that'll do for me.

As long as the West Indies don't bowl like muppets and field like paraplegics (again) they should defend this I reckon. Anything over 150 on this pitch is enough.

Word Gaz-Top.

Yep, probably about 20 runs too many for the Bangars . . . they'll panic once they fall behind and end up getting all out for around 100.